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Welcome to the online database of Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, the proceedings of the annual conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE).
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ABLE kicks off new Proceedings database! The "old" browseable list, author index, and subject index will remain online until at least July 2009. But, feel free to use this new interface to find useful labs--begin by searching the "keyword search" field in the upper right corner.
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Labwrite: Extensive web-based instruction for helping college students write lab reports and learn science
LabWrite, funded by the National Science Foundation (award #: DUE-9950405 and DUE-0231086), is a structured set of online materials developed as an alternative to typical lab report instruction. |
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| http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-26/20-LabWrite.pdf | ||
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A Toolbox for Working with Living Invertebrates
My objective is to promote more successful collection, culture, handling, viewing, and classroom investigation of living invertebrates by using the ‘right tool for the right job.’ To do this, I... |
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| http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-26/19-Drewes.pdf | ||
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Bioenergetics: Energy flow, secondary production, and ecological efficiencies of Madagascan cockroaches
This lab exercise tests the ecological principle of energy flow in a laboratory setting using roaches as an experimental secondary producer. Energy use is measured by respiration, energy storage by... |
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| http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-26/18-Shanholtzer.pdf | ||
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Alternative Strategies to the Use of Vertebrates in Undergraduate Physiology Labs
There are many reasons to seek alternatives to the use of vertebrates, including cost and concerns with use of vertebrates in undergraduate laboratories. This major workshop explores examples of... |
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| http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-26/17-Watson.pdf | ||
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Touch and Temperature Senses
This investigation focuses on the sensory biology of human touch and temperature reception. Students investigate quantitative and qualitative aspects of touch-sensory functions in human skin. Values... |
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| http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-26/16-Drewes.pdf | ||
